Inspirational story beautifully told. We are fortunate that Mr. Sauce and his family have chosen to live and work in the U.S. We can build walls or we can find new ways to welcome such hard working immigrants to our shores and cities.
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Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! Truly inspiring!
An inspiring, beautifully filmed story. It was an honor to get a glimpse of the lives of this man and his family. Features like this keep me renewing my Times subscription. Thank you to the filmmakers.
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I'm a late-middle aged white guy with everything. This video made me weep. I'm a creep for wanting anything more in this life.
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I won't complain any longer about my simple desk job and lack of dwindling daylight hours hindering my will to run.
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Amazing story. Really inspiring to all - runners and non-runners, especially struggling immigrants trying to earn living through hard work
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Beautifully done and extremely inspiring. Thank you.
This film is part of a larger project to tell personal stories that relate to immigration. You can learn more at immigrant-nation.com
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Something not mentioned here is altitude. Mexico City is at 7,382 ft, and Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is 9,350. Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia is at 7,874 ft. The #3 place runner in Julio's NYM group lives and trains at 7,800 feet.
If you train (from childhood) and race at those altitudes you develop a long term physiological (VO2max) advantage.
That Julio trains with such dedication and takes the PR for his age group every year in the NYM, is a reminder to us all to put down the remote and get off the couch.
If you train (from childhood) and race at those altitudes you develop a long term physiological (VO2max) advantage.
That Julio trains with such dedication and takes the PR for his age group every year in the NYM, is a reminder to us all to put down the remote and get off the couch.
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Rolando Vera, the 3-time winner of the San Silvestre marathon in brazil, was born, grew up in, and trained in Cuenca, Ecuador, elevation 2500 meters, or 8,200 feet, was only 5-foot-1 (155 cms) in height and weighing 105 pounds (47 kg), was known as "a Volkswagen with the motor of a Mercedes."
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Inspiring story about a fellow Ecuadorian who exemplifies the work ethic and drive of many Ecuadorians who live abroad. As many of us know, preparing for a marathon requires dedication and hard work. In Mr. Sauce's case it is remarkable how after working long hours he still manages to compete at a high level.
For me what is more remarkable is the faith and love that permeates Mr. Sauce's life. As with Mr. Sauce, most of the illegal immigrants in the US are hard working people that work diligently for a better life for themselves and their loved ones.
For me what is more remarkable is the faith and love that permeates Mr. Sauce's life. As with Mr. Sauce, most of the illegal immigrants in the US are hard working people that work diligently for a better life for themselves and their loved ones.
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Nice reporting. I trust Julio is an immigrant, like so many of us, trying to take this country out of its self-complacent status quo, and projecting the will and courage, the determination and stamina, to be the best he can, and in the process, take us along. Making the country great again is not in the hands of charlatans like the 'donalds' or 'tedcruzes', but in the 'juliosauces' of this world. Go Julio, we salute you, and share your pride in forging a brighter future, society, hopefully towards a more inclusive and proud society, rich in diversity and producing the politicians truly representing our interests, no one left behind. As Louis Blanc, not Marx, suggested: from each according to their talents, to each according to their needs. In other words, a truer social democracy. A place and time for the Golden Rule.
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Excellent portrait of the promise of this country to those born outside its borders and the passion, dedication and willingness to work tirelessly of the vast majority of those that seek a new start here. Mr. Trump, he of the silver spoon, should watch this documentary and emulate the actions of its subject -- a real New Yorker and American.
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Amazing, just amazing. One of the best documentaries about NYC (where I started my career).
Who is a New Yorker? Julio, that's who. Forget the bankers and lawyers.
If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.
Who is a New Yorker? Julio, that's who. Forget the bankers and lawyers.
If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.
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